Millennials Vs Gen X Episode 6: Nothing To Hide

So we just had a unanimous vote on a divided tribe, but David thinks the game ceased to be Millennials vs Gen X after the swap. Zeke is pretty shocked that the Gen X'ers took out one of their own, but obviously is not complaining.

Three's a crowd

Jay and Will hunt for the idol on Ikabula, and when Jay finds the tribe logo on a log, he smashes it open to release it. The two of them agree to keep it between themselves...until Michaela walks by just at the wrong time, and ends up having to be included as well. Awkward. Don't worry guys, you can trust her with this secret...at least for now.

Hannah gets injured from the bench

Arriving at the next challenge, Figgy is pretty open that she's glad Michelle survived. Great, telegraph your alliance, why don't you? The challenge is for a caller to direct their tribemates to puzzle pieces and then solve the puzzle whilst still blindfolded. Jay, Figgy and Michelle take the caller roles. Michelle proves to be a bad pick when she can't control David, needing Chris to direct him for her. Sunday and Ken both pick up battle wounds, but Hannah seems to be struggling as well on the sidelines. Takali get their puzzle pieces first, with Ken solving it. Zeke is solving for Vanua, and Michaela for Ikabula. Despite Takali's huge headstart, Vanua and Ikabula are both able to overtake them and win. But before they can call it a day, medical has to take a look at Hannah, and determine she just got too excited and is OK.

Vanua discuss Figgy's reaction at the challenge, with Zeke taking it as a sign that he's on the bottom of the Millennials and that he needs to take out Michelle. Hannah recovers from her panic attack, and talks about needing to stay strong. Figgy decides to tell both Jessica and Ken that she has a thing with Taylor, but they just laugh because it's obvious. Yeah, I think we've learned by now that Figgy does not do subtlety well.

The least necessary confession ever

Full tilt

The immunity challenge is for two tribe members to swim down and grab bags, then open them to find three balls, which the other two will put through a table maze. Ken starts off poorly (for once) and takes a hard fall dropping off the stand that contains the bags. David does OK at the swimming section, but has to go twice whilst Ken carries all three in one go. Taylor then stays ahead of Bret and Chris, before handing over to the girls. Michaela yells at Hannah whilst doing the maze, but it proves to be effective. Ikabula win the challenge under Michaela's guidance, and then Michaela starts helping Michelle and Zeke. Figgy and Jessica lose a couple of balls going too fast, but it comes down to close race for the last ball. Zeke and Michelle get it, as Takali blow a huge lead again.

As the swing vote between two pairs, Adam feels in a no-win situation since somebody will be mad at him no matter what. Figgy and Taylor want him to vote out Ken, but Ken makes his pitch that he'll still be on the bottom if he stays with them. The question for Adam is: can he really trust people he barely knows?

Looks who's third wheel

At tribal council, Taylor is pretty adamant the Millennials are sticking together, with Figgy saying Adam's past vote for her is water under the bridge. Adam makes it clear that Figgy is obviously a lot closer to Taylor than him though. Probst almost seems ready to marry the young lovers, who take offence to him implying they're not as strategic as the other pair. Taylor issues a threat to Adam that he or the other Millennials will take him out if he screws them over. Adam says he hopes the remainder of the tribe can move forward as a 4, and that he genuinely likes the person he's voting out. Figgy seems a little worried when she hears that.

The votes are in, and it's between Figgy and Ken. When the last vote for Figgy is revealed, she starts crying and tells Taylor to win the game. So, Adam has broken up the showmance...but whilst that might win him some new friends, it might also alienate old ones - leaving the game very uncertain.

STAR OF THE WEEK: MICHAELA BRADSHAW

As Bret said in the episode, there's nothing she can't do. Michaela not only won her tribe immunity, she helped win it for the other tribe too. She also showed she's focused on the big picture and is sitting on a critical piece of information, knowing about Ikabula's idol.

Millennials Vs Gen X Episode 5: Getting To Work

Jessica's apology tour

David isn't sure if he made the right decision by playing his idol, and realizes he's more vulnerable now. Jessica apologizes to Ken about not believing him and decides to let him know about her legacy advantage to build trust back up. The next day leads to an open search for the whole tribe, but only David knows what to look for. Spotting a marked log, he breaks it open when he's alone, and all of a sudden he has an idol again.

The contestants arrive at what they think is a challenge, but is actually a tribe swap. They're taking a page from Cambodia's book and having a new third tribe as well. How does that work with these numbers? The new tribe, Ikabula, will have an extra member in order to make up for having to start over. Figgy and Taylor hope they don't get separated, and they're in luck when they both end up on Takali with Adam, Ken and Jessica. New Vanua is Chris, CeCe, David, Zeke and Michelle. That leaves Jay, Michaela, Bret, Sunday, Hannah and Will in green heading to a new beach...and Michaela is fuming.

Ikabula get to work on the shelter, although it's really mostly Jay doing the work, with Bret and Sunday happy to let him tell them what to do. Not the dynamic we really expected from this merger. But since the Millennials have the numbers, Jay ain't sweating it, and thinks he's fine no matter what happens.

Jay in charge

Secret kisses

Takali settle in, and power couple "Figtayls" feel comfortable. Figgy is trying to keep distance between them just in case though, much to Taylor's disappointment. Adam is not a fan of the showmance and starts talking with Ken to increase his options, positioning himself as the swing vote. Chris is doing the same on Vanua, bonding with Zeke over both being Oklahoma boys and letting him know he's not dead in the water.

Ikabula don't have a fire yet, so Jay tries to start one and fails. Eventually everyone gives up except Michaela. Ever the hard worker, she perseveres until she gets it, then takes a little moment to herself and cries.

David dropping the ball

The immunity challenge is to retrieve buoys from the water, then throw them into a hoop. If they want, they can pull the hoop closer using a grappling hook. Adam and CeCe get their buoys first, whilst Sunday has to leave without getting one. CeCe goes slowly in the water but David keeps losing his buoy and drops it back in the water, to the point where Zeke even wonders if he's throwing it. Takali have a lead now, as Ken starts shooting. Jay makes his second trip for a buoy. Chris takes two in a row after Michelle passes. Michaela pulls her hoop closer and scores with her first two shots. Ken starts getting some too, as Chris goes from a distance. Ikabula win immunity, as Chris decides to change it up and bring his hoop closer. Ken wins for Takali, sending Vanua to tribal council.

CeCe and David want to save Zeke for his strength, meaning they vote out Michelle. But Chris wants to change things up and take out CeCe instead. He even fills in David on plan. Michelle has got reassurances, but that's not enough for her, so she goes to CeCe and tells her she wants David out because he's weak. David considers pulling the same trick he did last time and saving CeCe with the idol...even though Chris has threatened to choke him if that happened.

You won't like Chris when he's angry

At tribal council, Zeke makes his case for why he should stay by saying he provides connections to the Millennials that they're going to need. CeCe is already concerned about the Zeke/Chris connection. Chris says this vote is a way to build back some trust with David, who has previously screwed him over. Michelle makes it clear she thinks David should be voted out, which he laughs at.

The votes are cast, and I guess David isn't feeling quite as generous as he was last episode, since there are no idol shenanigans this time. Bummer for CeCe, who is gone in a 4-1 vote and seems pretty blindsided by it. Well, tribal lines have already been broken on one tribe, and there's a fair bet they might be on others too.

STAR OF THE WEEK: MICHAELA BRADSHAW

This swap could've gone disastrously for Michaela, but she gave her tribe fire and was on fire in the immunity challenge. Her determination is insane and she fully deserves all her success.

Millennials Vs Gen X Episode 4: Meet The New Boss

Chris is pissed after tribal and doesn't feel like talking about it. Sunday wonders if they made a mistake. Lucy goes to Chris and Bret to tell them Jessica was the one behind the plan to oust Paul, and that they can grab Ken and David to make a move on her next.

The Millennials are hungry, so Figgy enthusiastically leads a group to find some food. They spot a goat up a mountain and go after it. Adam watches from the beach in amazement as he goes on a hunt of his own: for the immunity idol. Unlike his tribemates, he manages to find something...it's only a clue though, and he'll have to come back later, but he's so excited he's crying. Adorable.

The reward challenge is a battle in the water, with two tribe members each round trying to get a ring back to their post. Jay and Adam take on Chris and David for the first point, where Chris is able to out-muscle Adam and allow David to score. Sunday and CeCe then take on Michaela and Figgy, where Michaela ties it up. Bret and Ken take on Taylor and Will, with Ken scoring to keep Gen X in the lead.

Naked ambition

Jessica and Lucy vs Michaela and Hannah is the next matchup, where Michaela ends up losing her top and beastmoding the ring to her pole single-handedly. That leaves the deciding point in the hands of Jay and Zeke against Chris and David. Jay goes for the ring as Zeke obstructs Chris, but when Chris gets in the mix, he is able to turn the tide and win it. Gen X win reward, just as Jeff gets wiped out by a wave himself.

Shell yeah!

Michaela is getting a lot of plaudits for her effort in the challenge, as Zeke says there wasn't much they could do against the other tribe's huge guys. Adam decides to hunt for the idol, which he knows is in a shell. He finds the shell and breaks it open, just as Hannah comes up to ask how his idol search is going. Adam dedicates the idol to his mom, opening up about how hard it has been since he got the news of her cancer diagnosis.

David and Ken want to know what the plan is for the next tribal. Lucy lets them know it's Jessica, and tells them not to talk to anyone else, which doesn't sit right with Ken. "We went from one dictator to another" he says. Hmm, maybe she was better off when she was not talking.

Lucy calling the shots

Gettin' Figgy with it

The immunity challenge is to have a tribemate pulled up in a chair to take numbered tiles. Once three people have retrieved all the tiles, they use them to solve a word puzzle. Gen X send Chris out to the chair first, and despite being much heavier than Figgy, he ends up beating her. Ken and Michelle are the second to go, with Gen X still in the lead. David gets his tiles just ahead of Michaela, but it's now going to come down for the puzzle. David, Chris and Ken try some things for Gen X, whilst Michaela, Figgy and Michelle decide to wait until they figure it out. None of David's guesses prove correct, but it seems like Zeke gets the answer first. Millennials win immunity!

Ken tells David he doesn't want to go along with Lucy's plan and is gonna let Jessica know she's on the chopping block. But when Ken breaks the news, Jessica is shocked and isn't sure she believes him. Lucy is telling Jessica to vote CeCe, so she spills what Ken told her. Lucy confronts Ken openly where he addresses her bossiness, and now everyone's plans are a huge mess.

At tribal council, David says the last vote didn't bring them together at all, as Chris admits their tribe is in chaos. Jessica says she hopes they've reformed as a strong five. Lucy gets to defend her attitude by saying that in her experience, men appreciate bluntness. Ken is also mad at Jessica for leaking his plan, but doesn't back down when she questions whether she should believe him. David says this is a live tribal and that the vote might still be up in the air.

Eh, why the hell not?

After the votes, David stands up and decides to play his idol on Jessica. Well damn, didn't see him going through with that. Jessica watches in wide-eyed amazement as 5 votes for her are wiped out, and 2 for Lucy is enough to send her home. Now THAT was an awesome vote that pretty much came from nowhere.

Well, Lucy was pretty fun for the one episode we actually saw her, but I was happy Jessica got to stay, and at least now she knows who she can trust. David just blew up the game, and Gen X has to realign once again.

STAR OF THE WEEK: DAVID WRIGHT

I can see the argument either way for his move, but I loved it. I think he just cemented a new majority with himself, Ken, Jessica and CeCe. It's awesome to see the guy scared of everything playing so boldly.

Millennials Vs Gen X Episode 3: Scheming With The Enemy

End communication

Adam comes back from tribal council giving credit to Figgy and Taylor for the vote, even though it was mostly Michelle. Hannah wants to let Zeke know that she really wasn't part of this until the last minute, but Zeke isn't in the mood to talk...and she takes a long time to get the hint. Zeke and Adam lie next to eachother both on "dumbass Island". They're both big fans, they know the game, so let's see what they can do.

On Gen X, fellow superfan David is also on the bottom, along with Ken. And Ken is particularly frustrated by his position because the guy calling the shots, Paul, can't even catch a single fish. And he's from Florida!

A message arrives in tree mail asking the Millennials to send 4 people to meet with representatives from the opposite tribe. They draw rocks and Figgy, Taylor, Will and Jay end up going - all the cool kids, great. Will is excited, but Jay just hopes Taylor and Figgy don't start making out. What, were they doing that everywhere or something?

Generational mingling

They meet with the Gen X'ers, who turn out to be David, CeCe, Chris and Paul. Paul still can't resist being the centre of attention and CeCe and David throw him under the bus the first chance they get. David then gets Taylor alone and promises to work with him after a swap. Well, he's not subtle, but I don't really blame him for being desperate.

Adam makes his case

The summit people report back on their findings. When Ken finds out the other tribe are calling him Ken doll, he doesn't seem too impressed with the name. Ken talks to Jessica to see if there is any hope of flipping the game against Paul, but she's already committed to an alliance. Adam tries to make moves on his tribe, telling Michaela that breaking up Figgy/Taylor is important, as Michelle and Jay will never turn on them.

Old people are slow, amirite?

The immunity challenge is to carry bags through an obstacle course over a balance beam, then knock down a puzzle with sandbags and build it back up again. Millennials get through the obstacle course first, but Chris makes up time on the balance beam. Taylor ends up going twice when Will can't do it, as CeCe eats up a lot of time going slowly. Once she's done, Chris goes back for more trips as Lucy struggles. It's Jay doing the throwing, who has a huge lead over Ken. Zeke and Michelle take over on the puzzle. David and Sunday get to work as well, and appear to be going quicker, but the Millennials have enough of a headstart to win immunity. They end up getting chairs, but Jay asks if they can have fishing gear instead. Jeff agrees on the condition that Gen X are OK with it, but they veto it, not wanting the opposition to get any more advantages.

Blunt talk

Chris, Paul and Bret all think it's a slamdunk for CeCe to go since they lost so much time on her section of the challenge. David and Ken want to try and get Paul out though, sensing they have nothing to lose. Jessica asks Paul if there's a boys alliance going on, and he says he'd tell her if there was...which isn't reassuring to her. Jessica, Sunday and Lucy talk it over and agree they are on the bottom of the 6. But is now the right time to flip?

At tribal council. David mentions he really enjoyed the summit. CeCe says she still feels on the bottom. Chris is asked if everyone in his alliance feels secure and he says it's too early to start thinking about making moves. Jeff points out how the Millennials were able to work better in the challenge, and Bret wonders if pride played a part in that, whilst Sunday just thinks that they might be too stubborn. Jeff then asks about...texting abbreviations? This is getting way off topic now.

By the end of tribal council, CeCe has three votes and Paul has six. He was so sure he was in control, he didn't see it coming at all. So the girls went through with their coup, but will it make the tribe any stronger? C u nxt time 2 find out!

STAR OF THE WEEK: KEN MCNICKLE

Ken just gets more and more endearing every episode. He's the last person I expected to be an outcast, but he managed to fight his way in with his likeability and fishing skills, and finally has a much better spot in the game now